discursistn.

Brit.

/dɪˈskəːsɪst/, U.S.

/dᵻˈskərsəst/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin discursus , -ist suffix.

Etymology: < classical Latin discursus discurse n., in post-classical Latin sense ‘discourse’ (9th cent.) + -ist suffix. Compare earlier discoursist n.

Now rare.

A person who engages in reasoning, discourse, or discussion.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > testing > debate, disputation, argument > [noun] > person engaged in

mooterOE

arguer1377

discusser?1546

canvasser1599

argumentator1635

discursist1645

motionist1650

tongue-fencer1675

argufier1805

discussionist1833

discutant1847

discussant1855

ventilator1891

1645 J. Wheelwright Mercurius Americanus 16 I wonder such grave discursists (as my Author by his style seems) should with these poore subtilties put us upon such elementary distinctions.

1671 L. Addison W. Barbary Pref. sig. A5^v Great Discursists were apt to intrigue Affairs, dispute the Princes Resolutions, and stir up the People.

1919 Villager 26 July 61/2 If the dinner-table discursists had mental—and moral—energy enough to find out, the discovery might lend them grace enough to regret their vaporizings.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	discursist
释义	discursistn. Brit. /dɪˈskəːsɪst/, U.S. /dᵻˈskərsəst/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin discursus , -ist suffix. Etymology: < classical Latin discursus discurse n., in post-classical Latin sense ‘discourse’ (9th cent.) + -ist suffix. Compare earlier discoursist n. Now rare. A person who engages in reasoning, discourse, or discussion. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > testing > debate, disputation, argument > [noun] > person engaged in mooterOE arguer1377 discusser?1546 canvasser1599 argumentator1635 discursist1645 motionist1650 tongue-fencer1675 argufier1805 discussionist1833 discutant1847 discussant1855 ventilator1891 1645 J. Wheelwright Mercurius Americanus 16 I wonder such grave discursists (as my Author by his style seems) should with these poore subtilties put us upon such elementary distinctions. 1671 L. Addison W. Barbary Pref. sig. A5^v Great Discursists were apt to intrigue Affairs, dispute the Princes Resolutions, and stir up the People. 1919 Villager 26 July 61/2 If the dinner-table discursists had mental—and moral—energy enough to find out, the discovery might lend them grace enough to regret their vaporizings. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1645
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